Friday, August 31, 2012

The Gilmer Buckeyes successfully kicked off the 2012 season Thursday night on Earl Campbell Field at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler, opening the 2012 Football Classic with a 31-17 victory over the Atlanta Rabbits.

The half-expected downpour from Tropical Storm Isaac did not materialize at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium on Thursday night, but the Atlanta Rabbits found themselves playing Katy-Barr-The-Door against a more menacing element from the heavens.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Advance tickets for the Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler are available Monday through Wednesday during business hours at the Gilmer ISD Administration Building, 500 S. Trinity St. in Gilmer.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students.

The Gilmer Buckeyes and Atlanta Rabbits kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30. Gilmer is the visiting team.

Monday, August 13, 2012

The annual community pep rally at Buckeye Stadium on the campus of Gilmer High School celebrating the conclusion of the first week of football practices draws a large crowd. Buckeyes of all ages gather at the stadium on a Saturday evening to get fired up for all the fall sports.

TYLER (KYTX) – The ninth-annual Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic, which has become a showcase for some of the best high school football across Texas, will return to Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium on Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1 on the opening week of the 2012 season.

The Trinity Mother Frances Football Classic will renew a collision from 2010 when Atlanta meets Gilmer on Thursday Night.

Thursday, August 09, 2012

Mirror Photos / Mary Laschinger KirbyHIGH CLOUDS help cool summer temperatures to the low 90s as the Gilmer Buckeyes open their football practices Monday under the watchful eye of Head Coach/Athletic Director Jeff Traylor. Tanner Barr looks back at Josh Walker as the line blocks during the opening series of downs. In photo below, taking a break after opening drills are, from left, Blake Rice, Justin Vestal, William Harrison; Britt Rice, standing; Jason Thorpe, Jackson McQueen and Christian Loyd. MaxPreps recently rated the Buckeyes as one of the 10 most consistent high school football programs in Texas. They are 134-22 since 2000 with three appearances in the state championship game, winning it twice. Gilmer opens the season in Tyler against Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 30.

Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger KirbyCATCHING A PASS during the first drill of the season, Devondrick Dixon heads downfield as the Gilmer Buckeyes battle for starting positions in the 2012 football season. The Buckeyes’ first scrimmage of 2012 will be against the Whitehouse Wildcats there on Friday, Aug. 17. They will then return home to Buckeye Stadium to scrimmage the New Boston Lions on Thursday, Aug. 23.

Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger KirbyRUSHING THROUGH the defense, black-clad Adrian Johnson moves in the open field during the first day of practice for the Gilmer Buckeyes Monday. Coach Jo Ed Bowin, left, moves to get out of way of the running back. Multiple players are battling for the starting job as the ball carrier for Gilmer as the coaches rebuild the offense.

Mirror PhotoSEVERE THUNDERSTORM approaches Buckeye Stadium shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday. Gilmer Head Coach Jeff Traylor said the Buckeyes had already concluded the outdoor portion of football practice that day and were in the Field House studying game video. The heavy weather this week was, in fact, a welcome contrast with what the players and coaches had to go through during the first week of practices in 2011 when the high temperatures under mostly cloudless skies here averaged in excess of 105 degrees. The forecast for the annual Meet the Buckeyes rally at the stadium at 7 p.m. Saturday is for clear skies and temperatures in the low 90s.

Meet the Buckeyes Saturday

Meet the Buckeyes will kick off 7 p.m. Saturday when the Buckeye Band and the Stars march into Buckeye Stadium for the national anthem. Cheerleaders, Stars, the volleyball squads, crosscountry, and the three football squads: freshmen, junior varsity and varsity will be introduced by their respective coaches.After the school song concludes the public portion of the program at 8:10, parents will meet with their students’ coaches, football from seventh grade through varsity in the field house and volleyball at the gymnasium.Special appreciation is offered by the Buckeye Boosters for the assistance given by Etex Communications, First National Bank and Mike Craig Ford in assisting with the cost of feeding the almost 300 students involve in the affair.Reserve seat tickets will go on sale Aug. 20 through Aug. 24 at the Field House, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.